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DMK sets three conditions for delimitation amendment
The Hindu··8 Aug
The Centre is seeking support for a constitutional amendment on delimitation. DMK may back the move if the 1971-based Lok Sabha seat freeze is extended another 25 years, all states get a 50 percent blanket seat increase, and a state-wise seats schedule is published. The party says it has not been formally approached by the Centre yet.
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What It Means For You
- Voters in southern states can track whether seat-freeze and blanket-increase conditions shape the next delimitation law.
- Anyone following women's reservation can see why its rollout is being discussed alongside seat expansion.
- Citizens watching federal bargaining can note that DMK says it has not yet been formally approached.
What's Happening
- The Centre is seeking support for a constitutional amendment on delimitation after earlier efforts stalled.
- DMK may support the move if the 1971-based seat freeze is extended 25 years, all states get a 50 percent seat hike, and a state-wise schedule is published.
- The party has 22 Lok Sabha MPs and says it has not been formally approached yet.
Why Seat Freeze Talks Shape Southern Leverage
- Lok Sabha strength for such amendments is often discussed against a 360-of-540 support threshold in political reporting.
- The 131st Constitutional Amendment effort failed on April 17, keeping delimitation sequencing unsettled.
- Home Minister Amit Shah has linked women's reservation to delimitation and a larger House near 850 seats.
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